Scarlets were Wales’ highest finishers in last season’s Guinness Pro12 but are the only one without a win in it this campaign.

They were beaten by Edinburgh at Murrayfield to lose their opening two matches in the league for the first time since being formed 13 years ago.

But captain Ken Owens and his team can’t have much to complain about because they made far too many mistakes and there was a lack of urgency for a large part of it.

Wind and rain didn’t help but, even taking the weather into account, it was an awful spectacle with the Scarlets struggling up front, particularly at the scrum, and their star-studded back-line struggling for fluency when finally getting involved in proceedings in the second half.

Their latest set-back – they were also beaten by Exeter Chiefs and Bath in pre-season friendlies – means only champions Connacht, who host the Ospreys on Saturday night, are below them in the table.

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Scarlets full-back Liam Williams dived like a slip fielder in cricket in an attempt to catch the ball but couldn’t while left-wing Steff Evans was caught napping.

He allowed the Edinburgh right-wing to get the drop on him and win the race to the ball for the score with Weir converting superbly in the difficult conditions from near a touchline.

The comedy of errors from the Scarlets continued as they needlessly conceded a try on the stroke of half-time!

A yellow-card had been coming and Wales lock Jake Ball was the man to receive it after getting the wrong side of a maul.

Edinburgh kicked for the corner and won the line-out, only to cough up possession. With it being the final play of the half and the Scarlets in their 22, most people would have expected them to put the ball out of play.

James Davies is tackled by Edinburgh's John Hardie (Image: Huw Evans Picture Agency)

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But they kept it alive and the Keystone Cops stuff continued when they had another chance to call time on the half but a clearance was deflected to Magnus Bradbury, the young Edinburgh No.8 sprinting 30m unopposed for the score with Weir adding the extra points.

Scarlets could only muster three points, through Patchell, in the second half despite Bradbury and centre Phil Burleigh both spending time in the sin-bin.